Halima blinks back stray tears and stands up dusting her skirt even though she knows fully well that there's nothing to dust. Well, it's just a subconscious act that she's accustomed to. Falling on the stairs almost all the time she's rushing to get food from the kitchen back at her parents place has taught her that.
As she sniffs, trying to keep the tears at bay, Sa'eed passes beside her making sure no part of their bodies touch which is so unlike him. Whenever Sa'eed is passing beside her, no matter how wide the passage way he always touches her. Either by brushing their shoulders, using his fingers to slightly graze her thigh, hitting her ankle with his toes among others. And now, he's avoiding touching her like a plague and even though she whines anytime he trips her then catches her before she falls - another way of touching her -, it means alot to her. It's like their thing.
She rushes out and follows him almost tripping on
Halima wipes her forehead and winces remembering that there's a slash made by Sa'eed's belt this morning. She doesn't even remember what she did but she knows it's something stupid as usual.The previous week has been hell for her. She's married to Sa'eed but it's like Aleesha is the wife. She gets beaten up by Sa'eed as per Aleesha's order and then she'll be asked to work. She hasn't been allowed to go to the hospital for the weekly checkup Doctor Maryam recommended to confirm if the diet is working.But she's Halima Audu Kalshingi, so she sneaked out immediately Sa'eed and Aleesha left for one of their 'dates' and went for the checkup. It has been confirmed by Doctor Maryam that her ovary count has increased by five point two six percent - 5.26%.She squealed so loudly the workers at the psychiatric ward which was close to the gynecology ward ran into the consultation room. She has been advised to mul
Sa'eed drops the special whip he bought for beating Halima. He had used the strong thick handle of the whip to hit his mother on the head, hard. He goes over to hold a hysterically crying Aleesha, while his mother lays unconscious on the ground with Halima trying hard to wake her up as tears stream down the latter's face unstoppably."Haba Sa'eed what have you done?! Just take a look at Ammi, she's your mother for Allah's sake!" Halima says to Sa'eed who ignores her as she, with shaky hands tries to call either Amal or Afnan. They both know how to drive so they can get here fast. Amal picks the call and Halima almost shouts in relief. She's too confused to drive. Moreover the car Sa'eed gave her as birthday gift has been snatched by yours truly, Aleesha AbdulMajid." Amal come to my house fast." Amal utters and okay and before she can even ask what's wrong Halima cuts the call and calls Doctor Maryam to tell her to please help her with
"Baby it's okay." Sa'eed says and Aleesha sniffs before taking another scoop of her chocolate chip ice-cream."Why can't your mom just accept me and love me like she does Halima? Am i a bad person?" Aleesha sniffs looks up with hopeful eyes at Sa'eed."No you're not. She's just trapped in that girl's spell. Don't worry okay?" Aleesha nods and she decides to voice out a plan of hers which will completely get rid of Halima."Why can't i worry? I have to. What do i do when you want to get married to me and she refuses to consent. Even if we get married i can't live with a hateful mother in law!" Aleesha cries."So what do you suggest we do?" Sa'eed asks."Let's get rid of Halima. Once she sees that Halima isn't available she'll have to let you marry me.""Let me quickly write a divorce letter. That's the easiest way." Sa'eed o
"Are you sure it's her?" Zulqa says with furrowed brows."Yes, I'm very sure. And I heard Larai talking about it that the house help that works at Alhaji MaiDakwa's house." Zulqa's immediate younger brother who's a detective and private investigator living in the States - Aws - says and Zulqa nods still not believing what his brother has said.He pulls out a picture of Lash and shows him making Aws laugh."Yaya I'm sure it's her. I have proof too." Aws shows him a video of Lash gouging out a pure black goat's left eye. Another one follows showing her eating a plant popularly known as poison ivy then her pupils change colors to red and green simultaneously.Zulqa gulps and pauses the video feeling defeated, asphyxiated and trapped in a hole of maladroit and taut. He has to ask Lash what this is about even though he has an inkling of what it is since he was once.... He stops his
With the remaining ounce of strength Halima has, she drags the dirty stinky tattered oversized black Jalabiya over her head then carries her raped bruised pained body outside the warehouse to be met with the scorching heat of the sun as it sets which burns through her, turning her shattered heart into ashes.She thought marriage was a bed of roses or something similar to what wattpad stories portray. Heck she was hoping that she'd live a romantic life similar to that of her parents but alas this is the life ordained for her.She never imagined being dead scared of her own husband but here she is whimpering due to the pain he has caused her. She looks at the three lanes confused on where to go. There's one facing her, another by her left and another by her right. Deciding that the best road is the right one, she takes that particular lane and walks till she starts to feel utterly dizzy. She has nothing on her and she hasn't seen a livin
"Retaliate mana Sa'eed." Aleesha shouts and Sa'eed slaps Audu. As they both have eye contact Audu notices the color of his eyes and the way they're stagnant still and distant. Before you know it, Audu is out of the house. He calls his wife and she comes out saying she can't find her daughter. He asks her to enter the car and they drive back to the hospital.As they enter, Audu calls Abba outside as he needs to speak to him."Sa'eed is under a charm. Anyi masa asiri {he has been sorcerized}." Audu says immediately they're outside the hospital at the parking lot. Abba looks at him baffled and just as he's about to ask how Audu knows Audu replies him."I lived with my grandfather who's a skilled hunter and malam. He uses verses from the holy Quran to bewitch animals into falling into his trap by changing some certain words in such verses. One day i followed him to hunt and i saw how he did his work. I then
Lash deletes all her email accounts, her social media accounts and anything else that'll connect those same people to her. She needs a complete new beginning. She inserts her new SIM card and searches for any house that's for sale far away from Jabi. Luckily she finds one and immediately she calls the agent, he picks and within an hour she goes to see the house and she falls in love with it instantly.It's a simple two storey building with a beautiful backyard in Asokoro. It has a huge kitchen just fit for a chef like her on the ground floor, a parlor and a dining room. A beautiful balcony and an open roof top are what make the house all the whole worthwhile. Then the beautiful space meant for gardening at a part of the house. The first floor has a small parlor two rooms and a theater like room for her blogging.After an hour, she buys the house and man did it make a huge dent on her account. But she knows that once she sells her
Halima opens her eyes to look around, she's in a white room with everything white. Maybe she's already in heaven, afterall she deserves it because even devil knows that she's suffered a lot from Sa'eed in the name of marriage and Ibadah. Just as she turns, she meets two large eyes looking intently at her soul, they're creepy and awfully close to her face. She screams and scrambles to the other side of the bed, ignoring the protests her body is giving in form of pain from every part of your body."Hey calm down, be careful, don't open up your stitches." The man says smiling amusedly."Stitches? Who are you? What do you want? Where am i? And most importantly, how did i get here? I thought i wad in heaven?" The man laughs as Halima throws questions at her."My name is Doctor Aliyu Kwami. I'm a general surgeon and i was going to my house when i saw you three days ago lying in the middle of the road so i bro
Verily, whatever has a beginning, must have an end. ~Meemxy Two days later... "Sa'eed, if Halima doesn't wake up before Wednesday, then you're marriage is automatically severed. Even if she does, unless she says she's willing to stay with you, it's a lost cause." This has been turning itself in Sa'eed's head since on Saturday - the day Halima put to birth, and today is Tuesday. Meaning that, in less than twenty four hours, Sa'eed's marriage with Halima will be severed automatically and Halima will become a divorcee. Neither the baby nor Halima are in any good condition. Halima slipped into comma the moment she gave birth while the baby, being born premature at eight months, is at the Special Baby Care unit (SCBU) and on life support. She can give up the ghost anytime though she has started opening her eyes from time to time.
It's been sixty eight days since the divorce. Halima has been counting and so far, she can't wait to finish the ninety days of torture.She was very foolish to think they could work out again, to think she was thinking of going back to withdraw the divorce issue, what a whimsy thought!One week after they got back, Halima had thought about it, this divorce shouldn't have happened. But it has happened and she is the only one that can change it. She went to Sa'eed - since they aren't living in the same rooms - only to hear the conversation that changed her mind.Halima walks through the corridor, determined steps are what she takes. She just needs to talk to him and then they'll go to the judge and forget the divorce issue."Yes, have you seen those girls? They look even younger in person. Fahida and Kamila. Very pretty girls. Your wife, oops, ex-wife would look like an old woma
"Daddy, Abba, please talk to Mummy. Wallahi I don't want to go back to that house, please." Halima is full verge on crying. The two men turn their faces to the side, showing Halima their napes. Their wives have told them to stay out of it and from the way they said it, they know there's more to it so they have to stay out. Halima wails and turns on her knees to Hajjo and Innayo."Ammi please help me. I will die if i go back there. You've always told me you love me, please show me that love now." Halima holds unto Innayo's skirt and sorrowfully, she turns away from Halima. She knows about Halima's pregnancy and she'd be damned if she's the reason why her grandchild doesn't get to experience the love of both of his or her parents. Even if Halima and Sa'eed won't reconcile, they should attempt to, so that whatever happens with the child in the future, would be both their faults alone and no one else's. Having no other choice, Halima turns to her mother.
The glow that's radiating off her skin is enough to tell anyone that she's the bride. Her smile alone shows how happy she is with the marriage. Despite the fact that she doesn't have a family, she's not worried at all, not one bit. She's contented and happy with the family her husband to be has provided her with.Looking in the mirror Lash's smile widens, even wider than a grin. She feels and looks extremely beautiful, happy and contented. Today is the daurin aure. Today she'll finally experience the happiness of a bride, a married woman.Her wedding events have been the talk of Abuja for the past two weeks. Instagram, snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube you name it. The wedding is trending on very social media platform; AiNayn is all over the web. Hussaina took it upon herself to see to it that the whole world knows about her brother's wedding. She created an Instagram and Twitter account and tag with the hashtag #AiNayn making
Halima hugs her mother and her father before they enter the car. She doesn't even look outside because she doesn't miss Nigeria, not one bit. She only misses her family and friends. Who's she kidding? She hardly has any friends but she's going to change all that now. She has already made a friend back at France, she's a Nigerian and she lives in Abuja too. They even exchanged contacts.They drive directly to the Abba Sulayman house as per Halima's nagging that she wants to see her Ammi, Teemah, Amalie and Afnan. Innayo was discharged two weeks ago and she's actually getting very better now.The Abba Sulaymans want to even start planning Amal's wedding. It's just Halima they were waiting for and according to what Fatima said in the morning, Hamza's parents are coming for the sa rana next week.They arrive at the house and Halima doesn't even wait for her parents. She just enters the house like she does a
It has been two good weeks since she last set her eyes on Zulqa, or even heard his voice. She isn't even bothering herself. Just staying indoors, eating, sleeping, taking care of her self and treating herself well. She can't let anyone dull her shine, she's HumyLash, no one, absolutely no one can dull her shine.Skin care routines, exercises, comedy videos, religious videos and healthy foods are what she is worried about right now. If Zulqa and her are meant to be, then they will be no matter what, and if they aren't, tyen it's probably for the best, Lash has been telling herself.Lash turns on her bed, hearing the sound of her phone ringing. She feels all over the bed, trying to figure out where the hell her phone is. She finds it and uses the fingerprint sensor to accept the call that's coming through. They exchange Salams with the person on the other end."Aisha, can I come to your house?" Lash sits
"Hip hip, hurray!!" all the women and ladies, about one hundred of them, throw their caps up in the sky and catch them.Halima is all smiles and grin. She has graduated with second position in the whole class and she can't be more proud of herself.The competition is coming up in the next two hours and Halima has the perfect award winning recipe, it's a dish she saw online but with a little tweaks here and there.She walks to the car and drops her certificate in the backseat. She's startled by a voice and she jumps a bit before closing her eyes to calm her heart."Hi, Halima. Congratulations." the voice says. Not wanting to answer but nit having any choice, Halima turns to the voice. There stands a man, very tall such that she has to crane her neck before she can see his head. He's fair, huge and very muscular. He's just the perfect definition of intimidating bouncer.
The problem between Lash and Umma has been solved. Even though Umma doesn't miss an opportunity to insult Lash, they're still good.Today, Lash is posting her first blog in almost four months. She was convinced by Qifdiyya and Hussaina to do that. And according to them, she can't take the video without her inlaws. So because of that, she's going over to their house for a sleepover.She has packed all what she thinks necessary for the sleep over and is now driving to the house.On reaching there, she takes the small Givenchy suitcase holding all the necessities she brought. She passes the foyer and hears laughter coming from the parlor. As she enters, she sees about ten ladies, including the four ladies of the house, sitting in the parlor all in wine gowns and peach headgears."Oh. My. God. Is that HumyLash?" one of the ladies, a fair slim one says standing up, with one of her
Innayo twitches her fingers. They feel weak and extremely heavy to her. Her nose and mouth are covered with what feels like a cup. She attempts to raise her hand and remove the cup like thingy, but she can't. She doesn't know why but she just can't.Finally gathering enough energy, she raises her hand as high as she can, only for it to go limp and fall on the bedside cabinet, slapping a cup down and waking up the other occupants of the room.Amal who's the swiftest of them all rushes to Innayo' s side and holds the hand she's still attempting to raise. Afnan quickly presses the red button by the bed and within seconds, the nurse on night duty comes rushing with drowsy eyes."What's the problem?" She says annoyed. No one would blame her though. She was woken up from her beauty sleep in the dead of the night by the worst thing possible, a loud blare."She's moving. Get the docto